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    Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
    Dec 1 2006

    PARLIAMENT OF ARGENTINA ADOPTS DRAFT ON PROCLAIMING APRIL 24 DAY OF
    TOLERANCE AND RESPECT AMONG PEOPLES


    BUENOS AIRES, DECEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The
    Parliament of Argentina adopted a draft by which April 24 is
    proclaimed as day of tolerance and respect among peoples, in memory
    of the Armenian Genocide. 175 deputies voted for the draft, 2 ones
    were abstaining, Radio Liberty states.

    The draft allows statesmen of Armenian origin to be absent from work
    on April 24 to take part in events dedicated to memory of the
    Genocide victims. Students of Armenian origin are also allowed to be
    absent from lessons on that day.

    Author of the draft, Rafael Bielsa, the former Foreign Minister of
    Argentina, who once visited Armenia, facted that the Armenian
    Genocide "is a crime against mankind."

    The draft, the vote of which was delayed for a long time owing to
    efforts of Turkish lobby, must still be affirmed at the Senate. The
    commentators did not exclude that the Senate will discuss this issue
    on the coming days.
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